Spravato is now the first stand-alone therapy for treatment-resistant depression, for patients who haven’t responded to oral antidepressants. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray,

The announcement was welcome news for those with major depressive disorder, which affects an estimated 8.3% of the adult population.

Johnson & Johnson has announced the FDA’s approval of a first-of-its-kind, esketamine nasal spray called Spravato for the standalone treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), PTSD, and similar psychiatric conditions.

People with treatment-resistant depression can now take Spravato's ketamine-derived nasal spray as a standalone treatment.

CIII allows people who have tried at least two oral antidepressants to use the spray on its own – without the need for more medication.

Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray has been approved as a standalone treatment to fight depression for those who had an inadequate response to oral antidepressants.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in people who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

An emerging treatment for clinical depression has reached an important milestone. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-based nasal spray, Spravato, as a standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven’t responded to other options.

Here's what MDs want you to know about Spravato, the latest FDA-approved standalone nasal spray for depression.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as the first standalone therapy for adults suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not responded adequately to at least two oral antidepressants.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray to be used alone in adults with a major depressive disorder that is difficult to treat, as sales of the drug grow.

Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray as the first and only monoth